Democracy
Introduction
India is a democratic republic. There are certain core concepts that influence democracy as a political system. In fact democracy is not a fixed idea of system but one that is changing and evolving.
What is democracy
Democracy is a rule by people. In this system general public directly or indirectly exercises the Supreme Power. The word democracy is derived from the Greek words Demos which means people and crates which means rule. In this way it is declared that democracy is the rule by people.
Democracy is best Defined by Abraham Lincoln- the form of Government of the people for the people and by the people.
Kinds of democracy
Democracy is not only a form of government but also a form of society and a form of economy. It may be direct or indirect. Thus, democracy is of many kinds.
1.Direct democracy
In this system the whole public of a country votes on every rule passed by government. But it is not possible to for all the people of a country to take part in law-making. Hans all direct democracy is of date had been replaced with representative democracy.
2.Representative democracy
In representative or indirect democracy people don't vote on all the government decisions directly while they elect their representatives to do this in elections.
3.Liberal democracy
Today democracy is often assumed to be a liberal democracy. It is a form of representative democracy where the ability of elected representatives and the will of the maturity to exercise decision making power is subject to the rule of law and usually moderated by the constitution.
4.Economical democracy
It means equal economic opportunities to all members of a community. There is no exploitation. All should be free and self-reliant in matters of earning the livlihood.
The important features of economic democracy are-
1. No exploitation of workers by owners.
2. Farm workersy should not be exploited by land owners.
3. Equal wages for equal work.
4. No distinction between men and women. 5. Fair distribution of wealth.
History of democracy
Athenian democracy is the earliest known democracy. It is a well documented system. The word democracy was coined in ancient Greek in 5th century BC.Any thing tha satisfies human need and and have economical value is called resource. Women and slaves were excluded from citizenship. Authentic democracy was ended by city is defeated by the Macedonians who abolished it in 323 BC.
The seed of representative democracy was sowed in Roman Republic. Early Indian republics also had democratic principles or elements.
The parliament of England was the first major step towards a fully democratic system during the middle age The first parliament was entirely elected by only few persons of people.
The numbers of voters increased and now the whole world comes under democracy.
Introduction
India is a democratic republic. There are certain core concepts that influence democracy as a political system. In fact democracy is not a fixed idea of system but one that is changing and evolving.
What is democracy
Democracy is a rule by people. In this system general public directly or indirectly exercises the Supreme Power. The word democracy is derived from the Greek words Demos which means people and crates which means rule. In this way it is declared that democracy is the rule by people.
Democracy is best Defined by Abraham Lincoln- the form of Government of the people for the people and by the people.
Kinds of democracy
Democracy is not only a form of government but also a form of society and a form of economy. It may be direct or indirect. Thus, democracy is of many kinds.
1.Direct democracy
In this system the whole public of a country votes on every rule passed by government. But it is not possible to for all the people of a country to take part in law-making. Hans all direct democracy is of date had been replaced with representative democracy.
2.Representative democracy
In representative or indirect democracy people don't vote on all the government decisions directly while they elect their representatives to do this in elections.
3.Liberal democracy
Today democracy is often assumed to be a liberal democracy. It is a form of representative democracy where the ability of elected representatives and the will of the maturity to exercise decision making power is subject to the rule of law and usually moderated by the constitution.
4.Economical democracy
It means equal economic opportunities to all members of a community. There is no exploitation. All should be free and self-reliant in matters of earning the livlihood.
The important features of economic democracy are-
1. No exploitation of workers by owners.
2. Farm workersy should not be exploited by land owners.
3. Equal wages for equal work.
4. No distinction between men and women. 5. Fair distribution of wealth.
History of democracy
Athenian democracy is the earliest known democracy. It is a well documented system. The word democracy was coined in ancient Greek in 5th century BC.Any thing tha satisfies human need and and have economical value is called resource. Women and slaves were excluded from citizenship. Authentic democracy was ended by city is defeated by the Macedonians who abolished it in 323 BC.
The seed of representative democracy was sowed in Roman Republic. Early Indian republics also had democratic principles or elements.
The parliament of England was the first major step towards a fully democratic system during the middle age The first parliament was entirely elected by only few persons of people.
The numbers of voters increased and now the whole world comes under democracy.
